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Snooker Referees Salaries


Top tournaments of snooker held each year, there are officials presents in the game during the match that look each and every shot to look for the foul. How much a snooker referees earn per match during the world championship and tournaments. In snooker both male and female referee gets equal opportunity when they are selected as officials for the tournament. But there is a little gap n the salaries of both genders. A male referee get bit higher pay scale then female referee in snooker tournament matches.

Snooker Referees Salaries 2018 (Revealed)
Referees Per Match Fees International Tournament Fees Annual Earnings
Professional Referees $500 $5,000 $250,000
Female Referees $350 $2,500 $170,000
Rookie Referees $90 N/A $50,000

Senior Snooker Referees Salaries:
Professional referees get paid more salaries then entry level referees. The salary gap is due to the experienced professionals were well aware of the rules and regulations and they are good in taking decision about the foul made during the match. A professional referee make $5,000 overall tournament such as (World Cup, World Championship, European Masters and Others).

Female Snooker Referee Salaries:
Michaela Tabb and Tatiana Woollaston two most professional senior women referees. They selected for many international and continental snooker tournaments as match official. According to a sports report a female snooker referee maximum earn $300 per match during the top tournaments. If she is part of the World Championship or World Cup she get ($2,500 fees) for overall tournament.

Entry Level Snooker Referees:

They are young and recently made debut in the professional sports. They never selected for the professional tournaments on international level. Once they gain experienced from the minor snooker league and championship. In next 3-4 years they become the professional’s and selected for the few tournaments as much as their experience count with in the years they get more tournaments.

Best Paid Snooker Referees 2018 (Currently Active)
Officials Match Fees Tournament Salary Gender
Brendan Moore $500 $5,000 Male
Tatiana Woollaston $450 $4,200 Female
Terry Camilleri $450 $4,200 Male
Michaela Tabb (Retired) $400 $4,000 Female
Zhu Ying $350 $2,500 Female
Jan Verhaas $350 $2,500 Male
Desislava Bozhilova $200 $1,000 Female
Proletina Velichkova $200 $1,000 Female
Monika Sułkowska $200 $1,000 Female